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Aug 1, 2024 | 
warontherocks.com | Kimberly Marten
In 2018, Kimberly Marten wrote “The Puzzle of Russian Behavior in Deir al-Zour,” which investigates the complex relationship between the Russian state and private military companies through the lens of a February 2018 battle in Syria between U.S. forces and pro-Syrian fighters. Six years later, we invited her back to discuss this complicated relationship and Russia’s involvement in Syria. Read more below.
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Jun 21, 2024 | 
ponarseurasia.org | Kimberly Marten
Image credit/licenseFollowing the June 2023 mutiny of Russia’s Wagner Group and the August death of its primary contractor, Yevgeny Prigozhin, in a suspicious plane crash, it seemed that the paramilitary outfit was on its way to oblivion. Yet a year later the Wagner Group is alive and well, under new and more stringent management.
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Jan 19, 2024 | 
targetednews.com | Kimberly Marten |Andrea Kendall-Taylor |Carisa Nietsche |Nicholas Lokker
New Center for a New American Security Report: 'Potential Russian Uses of Paramilitaries in Eurasia' January 19, 2024WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 (TNSres) -- The Center for a New American Security issued the following news release on Jan.
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Jan 17, 2024 | 
cnas.org | Kimberly Marten |Andrea Kendall-Taylor |Carisa Nietsche |Nicholas Lokker
Washington, January 17, 2024 — Today, the Center for a New American Security released a new report, Potential Russian Uses of Paramilitaries in Eurasia by Dr. Kimberly Marten, Dr. Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Carisa Nietsche, Nicholas Lokker, and Kristen Taylor. The report argues that while much remains uncertain following the June 2023 mutiny of Russia’s Wagner Group and the death of its leader Yevgeny Prigozhin in August 2023, Russia will likely continue to work with semi-state armed formations.
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Jan 5, 2024 | 
cnas.org | Andrea Kendall-Taylor |Stacie L. Pettyjohn |Kimberly Marten |Carisa Nietsche
Executive SummaryWhile much remains uncertain following the June 2023 mutiny of Russia’s Wagner Group and the August death of its leader, Yevgeny Prigozhin, Russia will likely continue to work with semi-state armed formations.
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Sep 19, 2023 | 
russiamatters.org | Daniel Shapiro |Benjamin Harris |Kimberly Marten |Ingrid Burke Friedman
Report Card*Change in control of Ukrainian territorySince Feb. 24, 2022: Russia: +25,000 square miles. 11% of Ukraine. Area equivalent to Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Connecticut combined. Ukraine: 0. Ukraine has not taken any territory controlled by Russia before the 2022 invasion. Since Aug. 29, 2022 Ukrainian counteroffensive: Ukraine +6,540 square miles. 3% of Ukraine. Area equivalent to Connecticut and Rhode Island combined. Russia: +520. Ukraine: +7,060.
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Sep 14, 2023 | 
russiamatters.org | Benjamin Harris |Kimberly Marten |Ingrid Burke Friedman |Olga Kiyan
In the wake of Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine, the international community levied a series of sweeping and unprecedented sanctions designed to disrupt the Russian economy and limit Russian President Vladimir Putin’s ability to wage war. This effort included a price cap on Russian oil, a novel sanctions regime collectively imposed by the G-7, the European Union and Australia, designed to simultaneously lower Russian revenue while preserving the supply of oil in the global markets.
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Sep 13, 2023 | 
russiamatters.org | Simon Saradzhyan |Kimberly Marten |Ingrid Burke Friedman |Olga Kiyan
September 13, 2023 The Levada Center has just released the latest installment in its series of polls on which countries Russians consider to be “great” as well as on their general attitudes toward certain countries.
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Sep 7, 2023 | 
russiamatters.org | Simon Saradzhyan |Kimberly Marten |Ingrid Burke Friedman |Olga Kiyan
The results of the Levada Center’s latest installment in its series of polls on Russians’ attitudes’ toward Russia’s war in Ukraine indicate that the share of peaceniks exceed the share of war hawks among common Russians.
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Sep 6, 2023 | 
russiamatters.org | Kimberly Marten |Ingrid Burke Friedman |Olga Kiyan |Maggie Dwyer
Report Card*Change in control of Ukrainian territorySince Feb. 24, 2022: Russia: +25,000 square miles. 11% of Ukraine. Area equivalent to Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Connecticut combined. Ukraine: 0. Ukraine has not taken any territory controlled by Russia before the 2022 invasion. Since Aug. 29, 2022 Ukrainian counteroffensive: Ukraine +6,540 square miles. 3% of Ukraine. Area equivalent to Connecticut and Rhode Island combined. Russia: +520. Ukraine: +7,060.
